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John510
10-18-2011, 11:20 AM
My car is getting painted this week and I am rethinking my paint design. I planned the car out in 2008 and since then the paint scheme has been used quite a few times on different cars. Id like something original but I am not that creative so a little help doesnt hurt. The hood, cowl, header, trunk, and spoiler is carbon and there was a TON of work making it fit right so I would like to show that its carbon. The black paint is already ordered so it needs to stay black. Maybe I should remove the red stripes and just have carbon ? Or should I just stick to my original plan? Heres the rendering Steve and Ben let me use a couple years ago:
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc352/JohnS510/JohnsCamaro.jpg
214Chevy
10-18-2011, 02:53 PM
I say leave it as is...I like it. Besides, it's sorta hard to do something no one else hasn't done. Not saying you can't do something different, but it's only so many ways to do strips and make it look good. So, per your rendering, I like it. Especially, how they flare out towards the rear of the hood.
Boss 5.0
10-18-2011, 04:22 PM
Leave it!
bigtime
10-18-2011, 06:38 PM
You could use a silver instead of the red. It will match the trim and the wheels.
Vegas69
10-18-2011, 06:42 PM
I'm not a big fan of the carbon fiber showing through on the exterior. Just to Euro and trendy for my taste. This is one of those deals where time may not treat it kindly. Now, I do like it for the function, weight reduction. How about exposing it on the bottom side and painting the color stripes you like. Painting a car is a big deal, pay Ben to slap some different color stripes on the car before it's final.
Lenie
10-18-2011, 10:17 PM
I like it as is, try not to over think it.
crazycarguy22
10-18-2011, 10:20 PM
Personally I would leave what you have.
Just for kicks I did this. Please excuse my terrible photoshop its late and I just wanted to throw an idea out there. Imagine the stripes done on both sides and the strips are uniformly spaced and probably a little wider to show more carbon fiber.
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy94/crazycarguy22/Camarostripes.jpg
elitecustombody
10-19-2011, 06:53 AM
How about gunmetal,charcoal stripes? If you still want some red, do a very skinny 1/16" red next to gunmetal or silver to give it some depth dimension.
nacnac
12-03-2011, 10:15 PM
i think it looks good as is.
syborg tt
12-04-2011, 10:00 AM
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
- this is what I would do.
Personally I would leave what you have.
Just for kicks I did this. Please excuse my terrible photoshop its late and I just wanted to throw an idea out there. Imagine the stripes done on both sides and the strips are uniformly spaced and probably a little wider to show more carbon fiber.
http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy94/crazycarguy22/Camarostripes.jpg
Track Junky
12-04-2011, 10:15 AM
I am currently going through the same ordeal because of changing the color of my wheels. I spent four days in the Bay Area last week to help a buddy out and part of that journey landed me in a high end sports car/hot rod consignment shop.
If there are any high end sports car/hotrod consignment businesses in your area I highly recommend visiting one or two. Checking out the paint schemes and wheel color choices helped open my mind a bit.
SickMustang
12-21-2011, 11:56 PM
Why not go asymmetrical with it? That's something that's not often done.
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